Air cleaner for vehicle

Abstract

Disclosed is an air cleaner for a vehicle. The air cleaner for a vehicle according to the exemplary embodiment includes: a body portion which has an air inlet formed at one side of the body portion so as to suck air; a cover portion which is coupled to an upper portion of the body portion and has an air outlet formed at one side of the cover portion; an element which is inserted into or withdrawn from the interior of the body portion and the cover portion through a receiving opening that is formed at one side of the body portion and the cover portion; a height adjustment handle which is rotatably coupled to a lower portion of the element and allows the element to be raised upward and lowered downward by a rotation of the height adjustment handle; and an element cover which is coupled to one side of the cover portion so as to prevent the element from being moved away from the receiving opening, and has a locking member which is provided at one surface of the element cover and has elastic force.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An air cleaner for a vehicle, comprising:
 a body portion which has an air inlet formed at one side of the body portion so as to suck air; 
 a cover portion which is coupled to an upper portion of the body portion and has an air outlet formed at one side of the cover portion; 
 an element which is inserted into or withdrawn from the interior of the body portion and the cover portion through a receiving opening that is formed at one side of the body portion and the cover portion, the element including a flange which is laterally extended; 
 a height adjustment handle which is coupled to a lower portion of the flange of the element so as to allow the element to be raised upward and lowered downward by a rotation of the height adjustment handle, wherein the height adjustment handle includes a shaft and a plurality of eccentric cams that are disposed in a longitudinal direction of the shaft, and each of the plurality of eccentric cams has a diameter larger than a diameter of the shaft, and has one side extended in one direction; and 
 an element cover which prevents the element from being moved away from the receiving opening. 
 
     
     
       2. The air cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the height adjustment handle is rotatably coupled to a plurality of fixing brackets that is formed at the lower portion of the flange of the element, and has a handle portion that is formed in a shaft shape and provided on one end of the height adjustment handle so that a user grips and rotates the handle portion, and the plurality of eccentric cams are installed on the shaft. 
     
     
       3. The air cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the clement cover includes:
 a cover member which is formed in a plate shape so as to completely cover an opened side of the receiving opening, the cover member having a front surface facing the opened side of the receiving opening; and 
 locking members which is formed and protrude on both sides of the front surface of the cover member so as to be fixed and coupled to the body portion and the cover portion. 
 
     
     
       4. The air cleaner of  claim 3 , wherein the element cover further includes a supporting piece which is formed on the front surface on which the locking members are formed at both sides, and supports the element from a lower side. 
     
     
       5. The air cleaner of  claim 3 , wherein the locking members include:
 a first locking member which protrudes on each of both sides of the front surface of the cover member, and has one end that is integrally formed with the cover member, and the other end that is bent upward; 
 a second locking member which has one end that is integrally formed with the cover member so as to be spaced apart from the first locking member at a predetermined distance, and the other end that is bent downward; and 
 restriction protrusions which protrude on portions, which face each other, of the first locking member and the second locking member, which are integrally formed with the cover member, so that the restriction protrusions are fitted into and coupled to restriction grooves that are formed in the body portion and the cover portion, respectively. 
 
     
     
       6. The air cleaner of  claim 1 , further comprising supporting protrusions formed in the body portion along a rim disposed at an open upper end of the body portion, wherein the plurality of eccentric cams are disposed on the supporting protrusions. 
     
     
       7. An air cleaning unit for a vehicle air cleaner, comprising:
 an element which is inserted into or withdrawn from an interior of the vehicle air cleaner through a receiving opening that is formed at one side of the vehicle air cleaner, the element including a rim member and a flange which is formed on an upper side of the rim member and is laterally extended; and 
 a height adjustment handle which is coupled to a lower portion of the flange of the element so as to allow the element to be raised upward and lowered downward by a rotation of the height adjustment handle, 
 wherein the height adjustment handle includes a shaft and a plurality of eccentric cams that are disposed in a longitudinal direction of the shaft, and each of the plurality of eccentric cams has a diameter larger than a diameter of the shaft, and has one side extended in one direction. 
 
     
     
       8. The air cleaning unit of  claim 7 , further comprising a plurality of fixing brackets formed at the lower portion of the flange of the element,
 wherein the height adjustment handle is rotatably coupled to the plurality of fixing brackets and has a handle portion that is formed in a shaft shape and provided on one end of the height adjustment handle so that a user grips and rotates the handle portion, and the plurality of eccentric cams are installed on the shaft.